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Photo courtesy of Imani Winds.

Imani Winds: Black and Brown

Experience the twice Grammy-nominated wind quintet Imani Winds at WCU’s Bardo Arts Center. The ensemble presents their show Black and Brown, an entire program celebrating composers of color such as Wayne Shorter, Paquito D’Rivera, and Valerie Coleman.   

Courtney M. Leonard - BREACH: Logbook23 | CORIOLIS, installation view at WCU Fine Art Museum

Courtney M. Leonard - BREACH: Logbook23 | CORIOLIS

Immerse yourself in the latest WCU Fine Art Museum exhibition, which explores cultural and historical connections to water, fishing practices, and sustainability. Created by Shinnecock Nation, ceramic artist Courtney M. Leonard.  

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Rising of the Necessary Diva

Rising of the Necessary Diva is an autobiographical account of a girl raised in the hood and born to a sharecropper’s daughter, whose gift to sing paves a path for her to travel the world singing classical music but whose heart recognizes the need to return to the hood to serve in purpose.   

Untitled artwork by Kevin Kirkpatrick.

2023 School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial

Every two years, the WCU Fine Art Museum offers faculty in the School of Art and Design the opportunity to share their artwork with the University community.  

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The Nutcracker, Ballet Conservatory of Asheville

The Ballet Conservatory returns for its 5th Nutcracker tour to Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵapp, in its 13th season. Their magically festive, full-length Nutcracker production, features professional classical dancers and the Ballet Conservatory of Asheville's celebrated company.  

Amber Rousseau, Rubbish, 2022, oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches

BFA Portfolio Exhibition 2022

This exhibition highlights the work of undergraduate students from WCU's School of Art and Design and services as a preface to their forthcoming careers as professional artists.  

Mariachi Sol de Mexico and Jose Hernandez

Mariachi Sol de México® de Jóse Hernàndez

Mariachi Sol de México® de Jóse Hernàndez takes center stage at BAC in an electrifying performance that is sure to bring liveliness and fun to all ages.   

We Will Not be Silenced: Standing for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

A series of photographs and sculptures bring voice to the international Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement through the lens of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Comanche Nation, Lumbee, and other Native American artists.   

Richard Ritter, Clear Disk Bowl with Sanding Etching, and Yellow and White Cane (detail), 1981, blown and sandblasted glass, 3.25 x 10.25 x 10.25 inches. Gift of the Artist.

Cultivating Collections: Glass

Cultivating Collections is a multi-year series of exhibitions that highlights specific areas of the WCU Fine Art Museum’s Collection, which includes over 1,800 works of art in a wide range of media by artists of the Americas.